An Outcome Evaluation of a Youth Development Programme

Maposa, James Fungai; Louw-Potgieter, Joha

doi:10.15270/48-2-97

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“…In one study, no care‐leavers were NEET in their first year out of care—one went into education and the other nine into work (Bond, ). By contrast, other studies have found NEET rates to be a quarter (5 out of 20) a year after leaving care (Miller, ), a third (10 of 33) after 1 year (Dickens, ) and between half and two thirds after 1–7 years (Maposa, ; Maposa & Louw‐Potgieter, ).…”

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confidence: 82%

“…In one study, no care-leavers were NEET in their first year out of care-one went into education and the other nine into work (Bond, 2010). By contrast, other studies have found NEET rates to be a quarter (5 out of 20) a year after leaving care (Miller, 2004), a third (10 of 33) after 1 year (Dickens, 2016) and between half and two thirds after 1-7 years (Maposa, 2010;Maposa & Louw-Potgieter, 2012). Miller (2004) found that care-leavers who completed their schooling while in care continued their education (or worked) after leaving care and that most of those who continued with their education after leaving care passed.…”

Section: Care-leaving Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 83%

“…Of these, only two hits to the same source were not already in my collection. This was the master's dissertation on which an article in the collection was based (Maposa, ). Thus, the formal method increased the total number of research outputs from 39 to 40.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Regarding accommodation, one study found that two thirds of care-leavers were living in an informal dwelling 1-7 years after leaving care (Maposa, 2010;Maposa & Louw-Potgieter, 2012). Another study found that half the care-leavers returned to their families after leaving care (Bond, 2010).…”

Section: Care-leaving Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Research review: Aging out of residential care in South Africa

Breda

2018

Child & Family Social Work

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Approximately 21,000 children were accommodated in residential care in South Africa in 2011/2012. Despite this large number, and the state's substantial financial investment in residential care, there has, until recently, been little research on care‐leaving: the transition out of care due to reaching adulthood. Furthermore, much of the research available has not been published in international journals. This article reports on a systematic review of research on residential care‐leaving in South Africa, from 2003 to 2016. A thematic analysis of the resulting 40 research outputs maps the scope of findings from South African research, in relation to theory of leaving care, measurement tools developed, young people's experiences of leaving care, transitional outcomes, processes of leaving care, facilitators of improved outcomes, care‐leaving services, and policy on leaving care. Critical gaps in the current research opus are identified, with a view to refining future research on young people aging out of care in South Africa.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 82%

Section: Care-leaving Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 83%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Care-leaving Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Research review: Aging out of residential care in South Africa

Breda

2018

Child & Family Social Work

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“…Broadly, South African social work and development literature acknowledges that youth exclusion from education and work is both pervasive and problematic, and is largely structural in nature (Bloch, 2009;Booyens & Crause, 2012;Maposa & Louw-Potgieter, 2012). There are some calls for specifically targeted interventions for youths who live on the margins, because broad social services often miss these young people, leaving them to fend for themselves (Booyens & Crause, 2012;Raniga & Mathe, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Early Motherhood in Soweto: The Nexus Between the Child Support Grant and Developmental Social Work Services

Jordan¹,

Patel²,

Hockfeld³

2014

Social Work

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In this article we ask whether the child support grant can mitigate the vulnerability of early motherhood, and if so, in what ways and what are its limits. Using data from a study on CSGs in a poor urban area of Johannesburg, we report on the circumstances of young women recipients. We find that the grant has positive outcomes for the women, but these are limited in the face of the range of needs and support necessary to give the young women a chance to successfully negotiate both motherhood and their own transition to adulthood. We suggest areas where social workers can engage positively with these issues.

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Care Leavers’ and Their Care Workers’ Views of Preparation and Aftercare Services in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Bond

2018

Emerging Adulthood

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Emerging adulthood is an exciting time, filled with possibilities while remaining supported. However, care leavers’ journeys into adulthood are compressed and lacking educational, financial, and social support. In South Africa, this is exacerbated by contextual factors and the absence of mandated services for care leavers. A qualitative study was conducted with four Child and Youth Care Centers in a town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Focus groups were held with young people in care and their care workers. Discussions focused on preparation for leaving care and aftercare services and the evaluation of these by each group of participants. Care leaving preparation consisted of independent living skills programs. Aftercare services were provided on an ad hoc basis, and there was no policy with respect to services to care leavers. The findings suggest that ongoing experiential learning and implementation of in-house policies may better prepare care leavers for emerging adulthood.

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An Outcome Evaluation of a Youth Development Programme

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

Research review: Aging out of residential care in South Africa

Research review: Aging out of residential care in South Africa

Early Motherhood in Soweto: The Nexus Between the Child Support Grant and Developmental Social Work Services

Care Leavers’ and Their Care Workers’ Views of Preparation and Aftercare Services in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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